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March 19', 1929.

J. A. DA ILEY ET AL RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING Original Filed Nov. 16, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet INVENTORS JOHN A. BAILEY L. W. GERTH A fTORNsve able ballast. Located betweenthe rails are Reissued Mar. 19, 1929.

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Re. 17,239 i PATENT OFFICE.

GERTH, 0F BURLINGTON, IOWA.

RLILROAD GRADE onossme.

minim. 1,323,911, dated April 5, 1927, Serial No. 148,644,1i1ed November 1a, was, a ucauta m reissue filed February 6, 1929 Serial No. 338,000,

This invention relates to an improvement in railroad grade crossings, and an object is to provide a plurality of metallic plates; interposed between the rails of a track and suported on beams or standards 1 extending engthwise of the plates for supporting the plates on alevel with the treads of the rails.

Another object is in the provision of looking means for maintaining the plates in contiguous relation and in the same plane so'that ,a level and uniform surface is presented to traffic. v

The invention consists of certain other novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims. In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view; Figure 2 is a transverse vertical sectional I Figure 3'is an enlarged vertical sectional view illustrating the manner of joining the longitudinal edges of two of the -plates to the central beam or support; y t

Figure his I an enlarged detail sectional view I of the fastening means for locking the adjacent ends of two plates together; a liigure 5Iis'a perspective View of the lock ing bary andrecessed portion'of the-plates for the bolts. 1 j c 1 Figure G'isa detail sectionalview insulatedI-beam. p i I The rails 10, 10 are preferably supported 2 on ties 11, but in constructions where ties are not employed they will be supported on a sulta plurality of metallic crossing plates 12,12,

there being two plates arranged parallel and as shown four plates are employed in mak ng up the crossing between the rails y p I 1 Each plate is provided with a series of channel beams or supports 13, which rest upon the ties ll'and' are'connected tothe plates by rivets 14,14. The outer edge of each plate 12 isbent or formed in the shape of a trough 15, the outer edge of which is lo cated beneath the tread of the rail 10, to form a drain for the crossing and prevent ob ects from getting wedged or confined between the edges of the plates and tread of the rails 7 Located midway of the rails 10 and extending parallel therewith throughout the length of the crossing is an I-beam 16, which is preferably held in place by means of spikes 17 driven into the ties 11. The inner edges of the plates 12 rest upon the upper surface of the I-bean1 and are held in abutting relation. Arranged along the inner longitudinal edges of the-plates 12 and on the upper surface thereof are a number of transverse depressions 18 18, the bottoms of which are slotted as at 19. Rectangularly shaped bars 20 are supported along the edges of the plates 12 by means of'bolts 21 which pass through the locking bars 20 and are fastened thereto by nuts. The bolts 21 are supported in the depressions 18 of the plates and slide in the slots 19 in moving the locking bars into and out of engagement with the flanges of the I-beam. 16 for fastening the plates 12 to the LbBHIHS. The locking bars 20, are each provided with an additional screw-threaded opening 22, for the reception of a locking screw bolt 23, which is inserted through the 5101119 and screwed into opening 22 for holding the locking bar iIl'lOCkBCl position and againstjarring loose or becoming disengaged from the beam. The heads of the bolts 21 I and 23ers received in the depressions 18 so that they lie flush with the upper surface ofthe plates 12.

The inner or adjoining'ends of the plates .12 are provided with downturned flanges 2%,

(Fig. 4-) and these flanged ends are held togetherwith locking. bars 20, similarly con-v structed and supported by the plates, as above described. I a v Approachplates 25, 25 are located along theoutersides of the tracks or rails 10, and are supported by channel beams 13. The inner edge of the plates 25 is bent downw ardly and beneath the tread of the rail, while theouter edge is bent downwardly and rests onthe project-ing ends of theties 11, where they are held against movement bymeans of spikes 26. The inner or adjoining ends of the plates 25 have downturned flanges fastened together by means of the locking bar 26' as provided'for the plates 12.

The upper surface of the plates 12 and 25 will be provided with a knobbed surface 27 to alford a traction or gripping surface,

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The outer ends of the plates 12 and app; I

preach plates 25, extend downwardly as at 28, 28 and rest upon the ties or ballast, and

thereby prevent abrupt approaches at the l We claim asour invention:

1. A railroad crossing, comprising plates extending parallel with and between the rails of a track and having the inner edges thereof abutting, and means mounted on the plates at their abutting edges and adapted to be projected beyond the abutting edges for holding the plates in the same plane.

2. A railroad crossing, comprising plates extending parallel with and between the rails of a track and having the inner edges thereof abutting, said plates having down turned flanges at their adjoining ends and bars movably mounted on the plates at the abutting ed es and adjoining ends, said bars projecting yond the abutting edges for maintaining said edges in the same plane, and the bars at the ends of the plates projecting through the'down-tur'ned flanges for fastening the ends to ether.

3. A railroa crossing, comprising rails and a beam extending therebetween and parallel therewith, plates located between the rails and having their inneredges resting on the beam, and fastening means carried by the plates at their abutting edges adapted to be projected there-beyond for engaging the plates for fastenin beam. for holding the plates in position.

4. A railroad crossing, comprising" plates extending parallel with and between the rails, lockin bars slidably mounted on the plates and a apted to be projected beyond the edges thereof for holding the plates in place, and means for holding the locking bars in projected position.

5, A railroad crossing, comprising plates extending parallel with and between the rails, lockingbars slidably mounted-on the plates along the edges thereof and adapted to be projected beyondthe edges of the plates for holding the plates in place.

61A railroad crossing, comprising plates extending parallel withand between the rails,

locking'bars mounted on the plates and adapted to be projectedbeyondi the edges of the them in position, and

. means for holding t e bars in projectedposition.

,7.,A railroad crossing, comprising rails and a beam extending therebetween land,

parallel therewith plates located between the rails and havin their inner edges resting on the beam, meta lic supports connected to the underside of the lates and extending lengthwise thereof, an locking bars carried by the .and a beam extendin plates for engaging the beam and adjoining ends-of the p ates for holding them in position.

8. A railroad crossing comprising a beam adapted to be placed centrally between the track rails and parallel therewith, plates arranged in parallel relation between the track rails and having abutting edges seated on said beam, supports for said plates secured thereto intermediate to said beam and the track rails, the outer portions of said plates extending beyond the outer sup orts and adjacentthe under side of the rail eads.

9. A railroad crossing comprising rails and a beamextendin therebetween and located substantially mi way in the space between said rails, means securin said beam to the railway ties, plates extending'longitudinall of the rails with their inner portions restin upon said beam and their outer edges shape to extend under the treads of the rail heads,

supports extending longitudinally in I the spacesbetween the rails and the central beam and resting upon'the railway ties and means securing said plates to said supports.

. 10. A railroad crossing comprising rails if tween said rails, means securin said beam to the railway'ties, plates exten ing longitutherebetween and lo. cated substantially midway in the space-be dinally of the rails with their inner portions resting upon said beam and their outer edges shape to extend under the treads of the rail heads and form troughs inside of the rail I heads, flanged supports extending lon itudinally in the spaces between the ralls an the central beam and resting upon the railway ties and means securing said plates to said I l flanged supports. l

11. A railroad-crossing, comprising channel beams, lates projecting laterally on each side of sal beams, a support beam adapted to be placed midway substantially between the track rails parallel-therewith, saidplates' and channel beams fitting between said sup port beamand the track rails, the inner extendin portions 'of-said plates being seated on sai portions o said adjacent rail hea of the channel beams on that side whereby the channel beams and lates secured thereto can be handled as one piece and conveniently plalced in working position between the track rai s.

' 12. In a railroad crossing, approach plates having inner edges formed to fitthe outer f faces of the track railheadsysupports for the middle portion of said plates, the outer Sn portflbeam, the outer extending plates projecting under the the plates" upon each side-- ofsaidsupport beam being riveted to aflange portion ofsaid approach plates being downwardly turned and'having a foot piece to rest upon the tie and be spikedthereto.

13. A railroad crossing comprlslng flanged supports, plates projecting laterally on each side of said supports, a beam adapted to be ed to a flange of the support on thatside 10 placed midway substantially between the whereby the supports and plates secured track rails parallel therewith, said plates and thereto can be handled as one piece and consaid supports fitting between said beam and veniently placed in Working position between the track rails, the inner extending portions the track rails.

of said plates being seated on said beam, the In Witness whereof, we have hereunto set 15 outer extending portions of said plates'proour hands this 23 day of January, 1929.

jecting under the adjacent rail-head, the v LEWIS W. GERTH. plates upon each side of said beam being rivet- JOHN A. DAILEY. 

